The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for bikes, rockets, R/C vehicles, toys and other diversions.
This bike from the 30’s is a bit like a DIY recumbent – Popular Mechanics 1936 – Link. Could this one be the first? Related: Bart Simpson recumbent bicycle – Link. Home-built recumbent tricycle – Link. Unusual Home Built Bicycles from wood and salvage – Link. Bicycle projects – Link.
Brickshelf has an entire gallery of NYC-turned-LEGO, I think the LEGO lady feeding the LEGO pigeons is my favorite – [via] – Link. More: LEGO articles, oddities and more – Link.
When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race ~H.G. Wells… What’s better than riding a bicycle around? Roll’in with a homemade bike stereo blasting out the tunes… there are some DIY ones and a few you can buy – here we go… Thump: Ultra-light/ultra-efficient […]
Here’s a great guide (PDF) with all the things you’ll need to get homemade/homebrew applications & games running on a Nintendo DS – [via] – Link. More: Nintendo DS MIDI – Link. Homebrew Zelda game for Nintendo DS – Link. State of the DS homebrew – Link. Homebrew web browser for Nintendo DS – Link. […]
Chris writes – “This is an homemade controller for arcade emulator MAME using the “Keyboard Hack” technic. (more infos on the great BYOAC wiki) It plugs on the keyboard PS/2 connector of the computer. Cost approximately 50.00 USD to make.” – Link. More: MAME projects, cabinets and how-tos – Link.
Moriash Moreau made a DIY Second Life “controller” for getting around in the virtual world – “Just finished a little weekend project I’ve been kicking around for a while now. I’ve taken a USB numeric keypad, ripped out its innards, and wired a set of contacts to the six main SL-related movement keys (forward, back, […]
Metal Gear, Duck Hunt, Excitebike & Bionic Commando screenshots – all made with LEGO… [via] – Link. More: Blockheads – LEGO: the ultimate prototyping material. Seriously. MAKE 02 – Page 36 (log in to view). LEGO projects, articles and how-tos – Link. LEGO archives – Link.
